Gregory

Im making them out of high density closed cell foam called corecell foam , bloody expensive stuff , but light and very strong.

Wow, i also own and fly a trike , have flown in some rubbish air but nothing like you just explained !!! Scary stuff !

Fantastic answer Frank .

Thanks for the input callahan , I would be very interested to know what type of weather the drifter can handle with a capable pilot at the controls ? Merry Christmas.

Thank you Frank , i hope to take you up on that offer one day !

Thanks Frank, Do you still instruct ? As im looking for someone to teach me !

Cheers kasper, That makes a lot of sence.

Now thats the kind of answer i like, straight to the point, cheers Nev.

Hi all , Being a new drifter owner and as yet not ever having flown in one ! Ive heared on this forum that the Drifter is like having a tail dragger that is not really a tail dragger ?? Would anyone care to explain more about this to me please , Thanks .

Cheers Andrew, I very much appreciate that .

Cheers Andrew, Is it best to have the tail wheel attatched to the rudder , as ive had people tell me to just let it " free wheel" ? It was a free wheel system when i bought it !

A before and after photo of the new tail wheel set up compared to what it was like before !

Thanks so much rotax618 Much appreciated, cheers Greg.

Sounds good rotax618, Would you mind elaberating on how you secured your tail ribs with epoxy and fibreglass tape as this is not one of my strong points , no rush , just at your leasure, Cheers. Just to add, ive heared of people who cover there tail sections with proper aircraft coverings Im interested in this concept, but realise this cant be done on the main wing as there are no structure as such to support the covering .

Thanks rotax618, The only foam i could buy in my home town is a product called "knauf foam" ive done my research on it and am quite comfortale using it. The original foam in my tail feathers is - old school white styrofoam ! .

Thanks OME

Thanks so much Ken and OME , This info is gold to me.

Thank you Seb 7701 , i appreciate your taking the time to help me out, and all the information i recieve on this forum

Thanks M61A1

Hi everyone, As some of you are aware, ive bought a drifter and am in the proccess of referbishing parts that i deam not acceptable. Ive decided to replace all the tail feathers as the fabrics are very loose - covered in oil and ive heared "bits" rattling around inside as i move the elevators up and down. Having only removed the rudder so far , ive noticed that some of the foam ribs have cracked and some brocken right through . They seam to be made of styro foam ( the type the old fashioned cool light surfboards were made from ) . Also they are wraped in some type of tape ? That has pretty much disintegrated!. My question is should i replace the foam with a more modern foam ? And does anyone know what type of tape to use ? Photo's attatched. Thanks for any advice . Cheers Greg.

Ohhhhh thats because I gave you the wrong number.... 0412 854 598 . Sorry

Thanks Dave im working on the Drifter today so anytime today would be great

Cool, hey Dave could i possibly give you a call, or my number is 0212 854 598 , cheers Greg

Thanks Dave ( im assuming BP is Dave? )